Cheri J. Meiners, M.Ed., has her master’s degree in elementary education and gifted education. A former first-grade teacher, she has taught education classes at Utah State University and has supervised student teachers.Cheri and her husband, David, have six children and enjoy the lively company of their grandchildren. They live in St. George, Utah.Meredith Johnson has worked for over twenty years as the art director at an advertising agency.She is also the illustrator of over 120 children’s picture books, including Free Spirit’s popular Learning to Get Along® series.Meredith lives with her family in La Cañada, California.

“Cool Down and Work Through Anger is an excellent book for helping children understand this unpleasant but normal emotion. The book takes an evidence-based approach which is recommended in the early childhood field. When their teacher reads this book, children will learn that feeling angry is perfectly normal but that hurting somebody because you are angry is not acceptable. The book gives very helpful strategies for helping children deal with anger.”

Cheri J. Meiners, M.Ed., has her master’s degree in elementary education and gifted education. A former first-grade teacher, she has taught education classes at Utah State University and has supervised student teachers.Cheri and her husband, David, have six children and enjoy the lively company of their grandchildren. They live in St. George, Utah.Meredith Johnson has worked for over twenty years as the art director at an advertising agency.She is also the illustrator of over 120 children’s picture books, including Free Spirit’s popular Learning to Get Along® series.Meredith lives with her family in La Cañada, California.

“Cool Down and Work Through Anger is an excellent book for helping children understand this unpleasant but normal emotion. The book takes an evidence-based approach which is recommended in the early childhood field. When their teacher reads this book, children will learn that feeling angry is perfectly normal but that hurting somebody because you are angry is not acceptable. The book gives very helpful strategies for helping children deal with anger.”